Category: News in United Kingdom
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World Athletics approves one-off gender eligibility test for athletes wishing to compete in women’s category
Read Latest News In March 2023, World Athletics banned transgender athletes who had gone through male puberty from competing in the female category in international competition. Last month, however, a World Athletics working group recommended a revision to eligibility regulations for male-to-female trans athletes, on the basis of fresh evidence which it said shows there…
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Jakob Ingebrigtsen: Double Olympic champion gives evidence against his father in Norwegian court
Read Latest News Jakob, 24, and his brothers Filip, 31, and Henrik, 34, who are also Olympic athletes, made public claims in October 2023 that their father – who was their coach until 2022 – had been violent. The trio, who are among seven Ingebrigtsen children, wrote at the time that they “still feel discomfort…
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Baby critical after paracetamol overdose in Glasgow hospital
Read Latest News Katy Scott BBC Scotland News Ahad Ul Hassan Zohan Ul Hassan was given too many painkillers during a routine surgery An eight-week-old baby is in a critical condition after he was given ten times the recommended dose of paracetamol at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. Ahad and Hira Ul Hassan…
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Trent Alexander-Arnold: Real Madrid in talks over finalising signing of Liverpool full-back
Read Latest News Real Madrid are in talks over finalising the signing of Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer this summer. Discussions over the protracted transfer are ongoing as the Spanish side look to secure the England international before the start of next season. Multiple sources close to the negotiations have told BBC…
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Two-clawed dinosaur species discovered in Gobi Desert
Read Latest News Tim Dodd Climate and science reporter Artist’s impression by Masato Hattori Duonychus tsogtbaatari would have been adept at grasping vegetation A rare new species of two-clawed dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert. The species, named Duonychus tsogtbaatari, is unique within a group of dinosaurs called Therizinosaurs, which stand…
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Sub-station fire not suspicious, say police
Read Latest News There is no evidence to suggest the substation fire that shut down Heathrow airport was suspicious, police say. The fire, which broke out in Hayes on Friday, resulted in the closure of Britain’s busiest airport for a day. Counter-terrorism officers were briefly drafted in to investigate. However, the Metropolitan Police said on…
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Tuchel tactics: England tactical lessons we learned from Thomas Tuchel’s first games
Read Latest News The first thing to note about Tuchel is his open discussion of tactical ideas. Between the two matches the German pondered aloud whether a 4-1-4-1 formation would “give us enough control” or if modern football is too “fluid” for Rice alone at the base, whether “it would be the right thing to…
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Lower Thames Crossing plan for Kent and Essex approved – 16 years after work on road scheme started | Politics News
Read Latest News Britain’s biggest road scheme has been given the green light by the government – 16 years after work on the £9bn crossing began. The Planning Inspectorate said the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) – a 14.5-mile project stretching from Kent to Essex – was approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander on Tuesday. It…
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Three admit having document connected to detective’s shooting
Read Latest News Three men from Londonderry have admitted possessing a document which claimed responsibility for the attempted murder of Det Ch Insp John Caldwell in 2023. The senior police officer was seriously injured when he was shot in front of his son by dissident republicans at a sports complex in Omagh, County Tyrone. The…
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JD Vance even less popular with Brits than Donald Trump, new polls shows | Politics News
Read Latest News JD Vance is less liked among the UK public than Donald Trump, Sir Keir Starmer or any other major UK politician, a new poll shared with Sky News has found. Just 14% of the British public have a favourable view of the US vice president, compared with 21% for Mr Trump and…
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How Emma Raducanu is thriving at Miami Open without full-time coach
Read Latest News Whether it has been winning a Grand Slam title as an unknown rookie, employing a carousel of coaches, or tailoring her schedule outside of the accepted norm, Raducanu regularly does what she thinks is right for her. That doesn’t always work out for the best, but she continues to stay true to…
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Police no longer treating fire that shut Heathrow Airport as ‘potentially criminal matter’ | UK News
Read Latest News The Metropolitan Police says it is no longer treating a fire, that led to the closure of Heathrow Airport last week, as a potentially criminal matter. Fire crews were called to reports of a transformer alight at North Hyde substation in Hayes, west London, at 11.23pm on Thursday, the London Fire Brigade…
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What is messaging app Signal and how secure is it?
Read Latest News Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images The free messaging app Signal has made headlines after the White House confirmed it was used for a secret group chat between senior US officials. The editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, was inadvertently added to the group where plans for a strike against the Houthi…
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Credible harassment claims against MP Rupert Lowe, report finds
Read Latest News A lawyer investigating suspended Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has found “credible evidence” he and his staff mistreated two female team members in ways that “seem to amount to harassment”. Jacqueline Perry KC, employed by Reform to investigate after complaints were raised in February, found evidence of “victimisation, constant criticisms and discriminatory…
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Voluntary exit schemes under way across government departments ahead of Rachel Reeves’ spending cuts | Politics News
Read Latest News A swathe of government departments have either begun or will start voluntary exit schemes for staff in anticipation of the chancellor’s spending cuts, Sky News can reveal. Multiple departments, including the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs, the Foreign Office and Cabinet Office have all kickstarted the plans in line with the…
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Retired GP Diana Warner sentenced over Drax train protest
Read Latest News David Spereall BBC News Yorkshire PA Media Diana Warner was given a conditional discharge but ordered to pay more than £4,000 of court costs An environmental activist who halted a train bound for the UK’s biggest power station has said she does not regret her actions after she walked free from court.…
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Isle of Man to become first of British Isles to legalise assisted dying | UK News
Read Latest News The Isle of Man is set to become the first place in the UK where assisted dying is legal, after a bill cleared the last parliamentary hurdle before royal assent. The legislation would give terminally ill people “autonomy and choice” at the end of their life, according to Dr Alex Allinson, a…
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What in the World
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Laurence Fox charged with sexual offence | Ents & Arts News
Read Latest News Laurence Fox has been charged with a sexual offence, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed. The charge, which has been brought under section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, relates to an image that was posted on social media in April last year. The act makes it illegal to intentionally share sexual…
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Hazlewood school pupils eating in tent amid concrete fears
Read Latest News Emilia Martinez-Barnfather BBC North East and Cumbria BBC Pupils at Hazlewood Primary School have been eating their dinner in this marquee tent for more than twelve months Pupils are still eating their dinners in a marquee more than a year after their school was deemed unsafe because of weak concrete, with parents…
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No 10 insists it is confident over intelligence sharing with US despite Trump officials’ group chat leak | Politics News
Read Latest News Downing Street has insisted it is confident UK intelligence shared with the US is being handled appropriately, in the wake of a high-profile security breach involving the Trump administration. Luke Pollard, the armed forces minister, told parliament that no UK personnel involved in the US operation against the Houthis on 15 March…
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The Atlantic's editor says officials got 'lucky’ it was him added to group chat by mistake
Read Latest News The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg talks about what he witnessed in the Signal group chat. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t miss out on these Top…
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Assisted dying could face four-year delay
Read Latest News Assisted dying could remain unavailable in England and Wales for four years if MPs vote for it to be legalised. A proposed change to the assisted dying bill would delay the deadline for when it must be fully implemented from two years to four. But it could come into force earlier and…
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Five takeaways from leaked US top military meeting
Read Latest News EPA Trump and his top aides have consistently raised concerns about footing the bill for European defence Washington DC is still digesting a serious security breach at the heart of the Trump administration. It’s the story of how a journalist – the Atlantic magazine’s Jeffrey Goldberg – was added to a Signal…
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Thomas Tuchel’s England: What changes have been made inside the England camp?
Read Latest News Where Southgate, certainly towards the end of his reign, would break the news to new or unexpected call-ups on the day of a squad announcement, Tuchel confirmed with some players that they would be called up the evening before the big reveal. All players who were on Tuchel’s radar received a text…
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Oasis ticket sale ‘may have misled fans’ says watchdog
Read Latest News Ticketmaster “may have misled Oasis fans” with unclear pricing when it put their reunion tour on sale last year, the UK’s competition watchdog has said. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the company may have breached consumer protection law by selling “platinum” tickets for almost 2.5 times the standard price, without…
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Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg urged to stop feeling ‘hard done by’ over domestic abuse conviction | UK News
Read Latest News A sheriff is urging former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg to face the consequences of his domestic abuse and “move on” from feeling “hard done by”. Hogg, 32, last year pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse of his estranged wife, Gillian Hogg, between 2019 and 2024. He admitted shouting…
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Working class people don’t want handouts
Read Latest News Working class people do not want “handouts” but support to find jobs, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said. Last week the government set out changes to the benefits system aimed at saving £5bn, including making it harder for people to claim disability payments. Asked whether the cuts were “a hard sell”…
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What is Signal? The app where US officials accidentally shared war plans with a journalist | Science, Climate & Tech News
Read Latest News The security of messaging app Signal was compromised by human error when top US officials accidentally added a journalist to their group chat. But what is Signal – and did Donald Trump’s team break the rules by using it? Read more: ‘Pathetic European free-loading’: What was in chat Signal is a secure…
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‘Sadistic’ online gangs of teenage boys targeting children
Read Latest News “Sadistic and violent” online gangs of mostly teenage boys are committing crimes, including child abuse and extremism, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned. Reports from technology companies relating to young men using so-called “com networks” increased six-fold between 2022 and 2024, the agency said. Members use “extreme coercion” to manipulate victims,…
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A strange spiral appeared in the sky
Read Latest News An unusual spiral appeared in the sky above the UK on Monday night, leading some people to wonder what was going on. It is thought the cloud-like display was caused by SpaceX, which was conducting a classified launch rocket launch. BBC Weather’s Simon King has this analysis. More on this story. Source…
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Sadism, sexual abuse and self-harm: Inside the online gangs where boys compete to be cruel | UK News
Read Latest News Warning: This article contains graphic material and references to suicide ‘My daughter is covered in scars’ For more than a year, Jo* didn’t know her daughter, Mary*, was a victim of the Com (short for Community) – a sadistic network of online gangs that target young girls. Mary was manipulated into sending…
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Twist as grandparents arrested on suspicion of toddler’s murder in French Alps
Read Latest News Four people, including the grandparents of Emile Soleil, have been arrested over the two-year-old’s disappearance and death in the French Alps in July 2023. The two other people arrested on suspicion of voluntary homicide and concealment of a corpse are adult children of Emile’s grandparents, prosecutors said in a statement. The grandparents’…
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Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge reviewing cases of 800 patients operated on by paediatric surgeon | UK News
Read Latest News Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge is reviewing the cases of 800 patients who were operated on by a now-suspended paediatric surgeon. The hospital has also admitted that concerns were first raised about the individual in 2015, which led to a clinical review of the surgeon’s work the following year. A specialist independent investigation…
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‘Really concerning’ rise in sexual violence among teens, minister tells Sky News | Politics News
Read Latest News There is a “really concerning” rise in sexual violence among 14- and 15-year-olds that policymakers need to take “very seriously”, Home Office minister Jess Phillips has told Sky News. Speaking to Sky News’ Politics Hub With Sophy Ridge, Ms Phillips, who holds the safeguarding and violence against women and girls (VAWG) portfolio,…
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No risk to UK lives from US security breach, says minister
Read Latest News The lives of British servicemen and women have not been put at risk by a major security breach in the United States, the UK armed forces minister has told MPs. Luke Pollard said he had “high confidence” that British operational security remains “intact”. It comes after after a US journalist was inadvertently…
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Cladding tax on new homes delayed for a year
Read Latest News Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Media Ministers have delayed a tax to fund the removal of unsafe cladding from homes after developers warned it could hamper the government’s housebuilding plans. The Ministry for Housing said on Monday the Building Safety Levy would be introduced from autumn 2026, rather than this year. The…
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Three rules potentially broken by Trump team’s Signal group chat leak
Read Latest News Lily Jamali & Max Matza & Kayla Epstein BBC News Watch: Mike Johnson defends Trump administration after Yemen group chat mishap The leak of classified information by President Donald Trump’s national security team on an unsecured chat app may have broken three basic rules, according to analysts. Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported…
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Stormzy prize winner wants to write for ‘next gen of black boys’
Read Latest News Pria Rai and Andrew Rogers BBC Newsbeat Will Fahy Abaka’s novel Where Geezers Call Home has won the New Writers’ Prize When Abaka Debrah thinks about the future, he has one big mission in mind. “I want to write for the next generation of young black boys,” he says. His new novel…
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‘Just brutal’ – Owner speaks of trauma after alpacas shot dead
Read Latest News The owner of four alpacas shot dead in Cambridgeshire has described the incident as “horrific”, and said she had no idea who might have been responsible. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Dawn French said she hoped the incident was a “one off”. The animals were attacked between 18:00 GMT on Saturday and 08:30…
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Two RAF engineers admit damaging statue
Read Latest News Two RAF engineers have admitted they broke a newly installed Paddington Bear statue in half and stole it from a bench. Daniel Heath, 22, of Oakhall Park, Thornton, West Yorkshire, and William Lawrence, 22, of John Street, Enderby, Leicestershire, both admitted an offence of criminal damage at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.…
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World Athletics to introduce mandatory sex testing for female competitions | World News
Read Latest News World Athletics will introduce mandatory testing for anyone entering female competitions to verify their biological sex, insisting they are necessary to protect women’s sport. It is the latest move overseen by Sebastian Coe – as president of the governing body – to address the gender eligibility issue, two years after banning anyone…
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Isle of Man Parliament passes assisted dying bill
Read Latest News BBC Proposed laws to give terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man the right to choose to end their own lives have been agreed by the Manx parliament. It means the bill can now be sent for Royal Assent, making it the first parliament in the British Isles to take this…
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Johnny Hallyday car lost at poker game sells at auction
Read Latest News A classic car owned by the late French rock star Johnny Hallyday before he lost it at poker has sold for €132,000 ($143,000; £110,000) at auction. The Panther De Ville was given to him in 1975 by his then-wife, fellow singer Sylvie Vartan. Its custom-made fittings include mink seats, a gold disc…
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Coca-Cola in talks to return to top tier of Premier League sponsors | Money News
Read Latest News The Coca-Cola Company is in talks to return to the top tier of the Premier League’s commercial partners after a three-year hiatus. Sky News understands that the US-based soft drinks giant is in advanced talks to become an official partner of English football’s top flight, following a previous deal which expired in…
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Fran Kirby recalled to England squad for Belgium double-header
Read Latest News Brighton forward Fran Kirby has been recalled to the England squad for their upcoming Women’s Nations League matches against Belgium next month. The 31-year-old came on as a substitute in the 0-0 draw with the United States in November but missed February’s matches through injury. The Euro 2022 winner is joined in…
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Gerard Depardieu acknowledges ‘Russian nature’ but denies sexual assault in trial | World News
Read Latest News French actor Gerard Depardieu testified that he has been told he has “a Russian nature” for his drinking, during his trial for sexual assault. On the second day of the trial in a Paris court, he denied any wrongdoing but said his behaviour was regarded by some as boorish. Depardieu said: “I’ve…
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Former Scottish Tory leader to stand down as MSP
Read Latest News Former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross is to stand down as an MSP at next year’s Holyrood election. The Highlands and Islands MSP signalled he would seek to return to Westminster, where he previously served as MP for Moray. Ross resigned as party leader after his decision to stand in last summer’s…
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School holidays could vary across Wales as councils fail to agree
Read Latest News Parents could face difficulties with childcare and booking holidays as councils across Wales fail to agree on school term dates. Thirteen councils, including Cardiff and Wrexham want the 2027 spring half term to begin in early February, but nine others, including Swansea and Newport want it to begin a week later. If…
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Talbot Green shooting: Joanne Penney died after ‘gunshot wound to the chest’ | UK News
Read Latest News A woman who was shot in the chest at a house in South Wales died from injuries to her heart and lung, an inquest opening has heard. The inquest into 40-year-old Joanne Penney’s death was opened and adjourned on Tuesday. Six people have been charged in connection with her death – five…
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Inquest hears woman died of gunshot chest wound
Read Latest News A woman killed earlier this month died from a gunshot wound to the chest, an inquest has heard. Pontypridd Coroner’s court heard Joanne Penney, 40, was found by police, lying on her back and unresponsive on the living room floor of flat 10, Llys Illtyd, Green Park, Talbot Green in Rhondda Cynon…
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Shell’s new strategy is good news for your savings | Money News
Read Latest News You can be sure of Shell, as it was put in the old advertising slogan, the veracity of which was borne out today. Ahead of its capital markets day, a long presentation to investors in New York during which it outlined its strategy for the next five years, the oil major unveiled…
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Apology over inside-out windows on tower blocks
Read Latest News BBC/Harry Low The error happened while work was being done to replace cladding Residents of two tower blocks in north London have described their shock after discovering replacement window panes had been installed inside out. People living on the Chalcots Estate in Swiss Cottage have endured years of building work to remove…
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Lower Thames Crossing plan for Essex and Kent is approved
Read Latest News Plans to build the largest road tunnel in the UK at a cost of £8.3bn have been approved by the government. The Lower Thames Crossing would link Tilbury, Essex, and Gravesend in Kent by running underneath the River Thames. National Highways hoped the road would reduce traffic at the Dartford Crossing by…
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Kemp’s ridley sea turtle stranded in Wales after Donald Trump aid freeze
Read Latest News BBC Rhossi, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, is ready to return to the wild – but repatriation to the USA has stalled A rare turtle stranded on the Welsh coast faces an unexpected obstacle to getting home – US President Donald Trump. Rhossi washed up on Anglesey at the end of 2023…
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The 30-year quest to catch a national records thief
Read Latest News David Wallace Lockhart BBC Scotland correspondent BBC Dr Alan Borthwick started investigating when he discovered that 200 items up for sale belonged to National Records Scotland Dr Alan Borthwick, softly spoken in his blazer and tie, looks every bit the typical historian. But this archivist has spent the past 30 years solving…
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Mother arrested for ‘using electric shock dog collar on child’ | US News
Read Latest News A mother has been arrested after allegedly using an electric shock dog collar on her child, according to US prosecutors. Police opened an investigation on 17 March after a child went to school with visible marks on their body, according to the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office. The investigation revealed that the…
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Indian comedian won’t apologise for joke that angered Eknath Shinde supporters
Read Latest News Popular Indian comedian Kunal Kamra has refused to apologise after jokes he made during a stand-up show angered supporters of a top politician in Maharashtra state. Clips of the jokes – some of them were directed at the state’s Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde – had gone viral. Members of the Shiv…
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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini cleared of fraud charges in Switzerland | World News
Read Latest News Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and France football legend Michel Platini have been cleared of fraud charges for a second time. The former FIFA president and former UEFA president were accused of fraud, forgery, mismanagement and misappropriation of more than $2 million of FIFA money in 2011. The attorney general’s office in…
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Not appropriate to take free tickets, minister says after Reeves row
Read Latest News Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has said he does not “personally think it’s appropriate” to accept free concert tickets, after the chancellor took a family member to see pop star Sabrina Carpenter without paying. Rachel Reeves defended taking the tickets for the show at the O2 arena on security grounds. On Monday the…
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‘Pathetic European free-loading’: What was said in Trump officials’ leaked group chat | US News
Read Latest News A group chat of top US officials included plans to conduct airstrikes on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis and fiery critique of “pathetic” Europe. Editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, was accidentally added to the “Houthi PC small group” on Signal on Thursday 13 March. He wrote about what was said in the days…
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Who can get a Covid booster this spring and what do private jabs cost?
Read Latest News A number of High Street chemists and private clinics sell and administer the Pfizer Covid vaccine directly to the public. The cost per single dose varies but is typically between £75 and £99. You need to be aged 12 or above, and must not have had a Covid vaccine in the previous…
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‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ Iron Age hoard found in Yorkshire | UK News
Read Latest News A “once-in-a-lifetime” hoard of Iron Age artefacts has been uncovered by archaeologists. Dubbed the Melsonby hoard, more than 800 items were discovered by metal detectorist Peter Heads in 2021 in two ditches near the North Yorkshire village of the same name. After Mr Heads reported the location to the proper authorities, the…
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Rwanda planning to attack Burundi, President Évariste Ndayishimiye tells BBC
Read Latest News Nomsa Maseko in Bujumbura & Natasha Booty in London BBC News BBC President Évariste Ndayishimiye made the comments in an exclusive interview with the BBC Burundi’s president has told the BBC he has seen “credible intelligence” that Rwanda plans to attack his country. Évariste Ndayishimiye also said that Rwanda had tried to…
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2032 Olympics: Brisbane to build new 63,000-seater stadium for Games
Read Latest News Cricket, which is being held in Los Angeles in 2028, could be played at the Gabba in 2032 before the arena is torn down. “Wouldn’t it be amazing to see the Australian cricket team win gold at an Olympic final? The Gabba’s swansong,” Crisafulli said. “The Gabba is at its end of…
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Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal detained by Israeli military after being beaten up, say activists | World News
Read Latest News An Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker has been held by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank, according to activists. Hamdan Ballal had earlier been beaten up by Israeli settlers who were among dozens who attacked the Palestinian village of Susya in the Masafer Yatta area and destroyed property, said the Centre for…
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Starmer’s 8 days to convince Trump
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Tesla market share slumps across Europe | Money News
Read Latest News Tesla sales across Europe plunged 40% last month, raising further questions over the extent drivers are being put off by its chief executive Elon Musk’s politics. Data covering the EU, Britain and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) nations on Tuesday showed a rise in overall new electric car sales during February, but…
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Barbra Banda: NWSL investigating ‘hateful language’ towards Orlando Pride striker
Read Latest News The National Women’s Soccer League is investigating an incident involving “hateful language” directed at Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda by a fan. The incident occurred during Orlando’s 2-0 win over Gotham FC on Sunday at Sports Illustrated Stadium in New York. Gotham said they had apologised to Orlando and that they were…
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Home Office cancels hotel company’s contract to house asylum seekers | Politics News
Read Latest News A hotel company’s contract to provide accommodation for asylum seekers has been cancelled. The Home Office said it would end its agreement with Stay Belvedere Hotels at the earliest opportunity, in September next year, after a review raised concerns about its performance and behaviour. Stay Belvedere was awarded a contract in 2019…
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Custody photos too poor for facial recognition technology
Read Latest News Getty Images Photos taken of suspects arrested in Scotland are often too low quality to be used by facial recognition technology, a report has confirmed. The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) raised concerns about the quality of custody images being added to national databases. Commissioner…
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Nadia Nadim: Playing at Soccer Aid can help give Afghan women a voice
Read Latest News Afghanistan-born footballer Nadia Nadim says she wants to represent women “who don’t have access and a voice” when she takes part in this year’s Soccer Aid. Nadim fled Afghanistan for Europe with her mother and four sisters when she was 11 after her father was executed by the Taliban. She took up…
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Moment BBC programme sparks memory of man with dementia
Read Latest News Can classic TV comedies can help revive long-held memories for people living with dementia? It’s an idea that’s being tested out with the launch of specifically curated channels on BBC iPlayer aimed at stimulating memories and reminiscence for people living with the condition. The use of pictures or music to evoke a…
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Grieving husband’s anger after wife’s sepsis missed by hospital
Read Latest News Ewan Gawne BBC News, Manchester Family photograph Medics failed to consider Sharzia Bibi had sepsis when she was admitted to Wythenshawe Hospital The husband of a mother-of-two who died after hospital staff failed to spot sepsis has said “it’s hard not to feel angry that I’ve lost my beautiful wife”. Sharzia Bibi,…
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‘When they told me I had MS, I thought I was done’
Read Latest News Pauline McLean BBC Scotland Arts Correspondent Getty Images Raymond Meade, who has played with Ocean Colour Scene, was diagnosed with MS in 2021 Like most of us, guitarist Raymond Meade had a slow and quiet summer in 2021. The pandemic had put a stop to live touring with Ocean Colour Scene, with…
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Trump’s national security team’s chat app leak stuns Washington
Read Latest News Watch: President Trump says he knows ‘nothing’ about journalist in Houthi strike group chat There are few US presidential actions more sensitive, more fraught with peril, than when and where to use American military force. If such information were obtained by American adversaries in advance, it could put lives – and national…
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Thousands of new homes to be built across England in £2bn plan announced by chancellor | UK News
Read Latest News Thousands of new homes in England will be built as part of a £2bn plan to boost social and affordable house building, the government has said. Up to 18,000 new homes are set to be delivered, which Chancellor Rachel Reeves said would go some way to “fixing the housing crisis”. Charities said…
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F1 Q&A: Lawson future at Red Bull, Ferrari, Hamilton, Leclerc and Racing Bulls
Read Latest News How long do you think Red Bull will give Liam Lawson to get up to speed before contemplating a switch? – Jon It rather looks as if their patience has already run out. Red Bull are to discuss Lawson’s future this week, and there is a strong possibility he will be dropped…
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MOTD Top 10: When Johan Cruyff put Gary Lineker on the wing
Read Latest News Mohamed Salah is known for playing there, but did you know Gary Lineker was also put out on the wing during his time at Barcelona? Let’s just say he didn’t like it – and made it known to manager Johan Cruyff… Listen to Match of the Day Top 10 on BBC Sounds…
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Potentially unpalatable trade-offs loom for Labour
Read Latest News BBC “The world has changed” is the mantra we are hearing from the government. It is a phrase designed to explain and justify the chancellor’s argument on Wednesday in what is known as her Spring Statement. The Conservatives are branding it an “emergency Budget”, which ministers insist is nonsense, but it is…
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Millions of UK tyres meant for recycling sent to furnaces in India
Read Latest News Anna Meisel and Paul Kenyon BBC File on 4 Investigates Getty The UK ends up with about 50 million waste tyres in need of recycling every year Millions of tyres being sent from the UK to India for recycling are actually being “cooked” in makeshift furnaces causing serious health problems and huge…
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Bitcoin in the bush – crypto mining brings power to rural areas
Read Latest News Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service BBC Engineers from Gridless create makeshift computer labs to maintain their bitcoin mines The roar of the Zambezi is deafening as millions of gallons of water crash over rocks and tumble down rapids. But there’s another sound cutting through the trees of the Zambian bush…
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‘Record’ payout for world’s longest-serving death row inmate
Read Latest News Getty Images Hakamata, 89, was found guilty in 1968 of killing his boss, his boss’s wife and their two children, but was acquitted last year after a retrial A Japanese man who spent nearly 50 years on death row before he was acquitted of murder will be compensated 217 million yen ($1.45m),…
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‘Staggering’ number of domestic abuse victims taking own lives | UK News
Read Latest News The vast majority of suspects in domestic abuse cases where the victim has taken their own life are known to the police, according to a new report. Over the past four years, data shows that 92% of suspects in cases of domestic abuse suicides were known to authorities – as one police…
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Hyundai unveils $21bn US investment as Trump tariffs loom
Read Latest News South Korean carmaking giant Hyundai has unveiled $21bn (£16.3bn) of investment in the US. The plan includes a new $5.8bn steel plant in the southern state of Louisiana. Hyundai also said it will expand its American vehicle production and invest billions of dollars in new technology including autonomous driving and artificial intelligence…
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Surge in farmers at crisis point, says charity – as Prince William urged to ‘speak up’ for those struggling | UK News
Read Latest News A farming mental health charity supported by Prince William has told Sky News it has seen a direct link between recent government policies and an increase in the number of farmers at crisis point. It comes as a farming activist said it was William’s “duty” to speak up for farming – and…
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Man swallowed by sinkhole in Seoul found dead
Read Latest News A man who fell into a large sinkhole in South Korea’s capital Seoul has been found dead, according to the local fire department. The man was riding his motorbike in the Gangdong district when the road caved in at about 6.30pm local time (9.30am GMT) on Monday. Rescuers found his body underground…
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Why artists are boycotting Kennedy Center over changes made by Trump | US News
Read Latest News Artists are boycotting America’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in protest at changes made by Donald Trump. Several performers have cancelled shows at the iconic venue in Washington DC after the president made himself chairman and replaced board members with political loyalists. One musician told Sky News it was “authoritarianism coming…
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Government to drop asylum hotel provider Stay Belvedere Hotels
Read Latest News The Home Office is stopping the use of hotels run by one of the largest providers of asylum accommodation. Stay Belvedere Hotels (SBHL) is responsible for providing around a quarter of asylum accommodation operated by the Home Office. The accommodation chain has responsibility for 51 hotels across England and Wales as well…
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China’s electric carmaker BYD sales beat Elon Musk’s Tesla
Read Latest News Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has reported annual revenue for 2024 that has leapfrogged rival Tesla. The Shenzhen-based firm says revenue rose by 29% to come in at 777 billion yuan ($107bn; £83bn), boosted by sales of its hybrid vehicles. This topped the $97.7bn reported by Elon Musk’s Tesla. BYD has also…
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Palestinian Oscar winner held by Israel after ‘settler attack’
Read Latest News Sebastian Usher Middle East correspondent Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Getty Images Hamdan Ballal poses with Rachel Szor after they won Best Documentary Feature Film for No Other Land at the Oscars A Palestinian Oscar winner has been detained in the occupied West Bank following an outbreak of violence between Israeli settlers and…
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The mayor, the scam, and the Chinese spy accusations: Who is Alice Guo?
Read Latest News Tony Han BBC Global China Unit BBC In early 2022, residents of the rural Philippine town of Bamban, north of Manila, gathered for the mayoral campaign rally of a plucky young woman named Alice Leal Guo. Supporters dressed in pink – their candidate’s favourite colour – chattered in anticipation of her arrival.…
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Glowing spiral appears in night sky – as Met Office reveals likely cause | Science, Climate & Tech News
Read Latest News Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Not quite, says the Met Office. This large glowing spiral was spotted in the night sky across the UK and Ireland on Monday evening. Image: Ivinghoe Beacon in Bedfordshire. Pic: Keeley Williams Image: The swirl above Castleford in West Yorkshire. Pic: Jake Gill Stargazers…
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‘Unprecedented’ Melsonby Iron Age hoard found by archaeologists
Read Latest News Jessica Bradley BBC News, Yorkshire Durham University Tom Moore, head of the department of archaeology at Durham University said the size and scale of the hoard is “exceptional” Archaeologists have helped uncover one of the “largest and most important” Iron Age finds in the UK. The Melsonby Hoard was discovered in a…
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How Robbie Williams became a ‘therapist’ for indie band
Read Latest News Mark Savage Music Correspondent Lottery Winners The Lottery Winners (left-right): Robert Lally, Thom Rylance, Joe Singleton and Katie Lloyd Thom Rylance, frontman of indie band The Lottery Winners, has experienced panic attacks since he was a child. But he’d never had one on stage… until last month. “I’ve got this other, outgoing…
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UK draws up new disease-threat watch list
Read Latest News Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Oropouche virus, spread by biting midges and some mosquitoes, is on the list The UK has a new watch list of 24 infectious diseases that could pose the greatest future threat to public health. Some are viruses with global pandemic potential – like…
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Doctors and charities call for ‘gonorrhoea vaccine’ roll-out
Read Latest News Andrew Rogers BBC Newsbeat BBC Max shared his recent gonorrhoea diagnosis online and wants to end some of the stigma around the STI Max was in the shower when he got a call few would want. “My phone is connected to a speaker in the shower. That goes off, and I’m like:…
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Officials publish list of ‘priority pathogens’ posing greatest risk to public health | UK News
Read Latest News Health officials have published a new list of viruses and bacteria they say pose the greatest threat to public health. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says its “priority pathogen” guide is designed to help scientists and researchers focus their efforts and bolster preparedness for any future pandemic. The list of 24…
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Ros Atkins on… the media crackdown
Read Latest News Over 1,000 people have been arrested in Turkey, with several journalists among them, as protests sparked by the detention of opposition figure Ekrem Imamoglu continue. The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the clampdown on the country’s media. Produced by Catherine Karelli and Alex Murray Source Link ~ Read More News…
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‘I could lose £100K despite Woodford fund redress scheme’
Read Latest News Helen Catt Political correspondent Ian Duffield Ian Duffield and his wife Linda put £234,000 of their pension savings into Neil Woodford’s fund People who lost tens of thousands of pounds when a star stockpicker’s investment fund collapsed say they have been let down by the UK’s financial regulator and are calling on…